[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] After a dusty four hour drive from Delhi, we enter the town of Baggar in the Shekhavati region of Rajasthan and pass through a tall white archway, with Piramal Gate written across it. Immediately to our left is our destination—the Piramal Haveli. At first glance, the hotel seems a bit of a disappointment compared…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1087″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] You walk out of your hotel and find yourself standing on the threshold of the Cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada, a magnificent Gothic cathedral. Across the square is the imposing free-standing bell tower, soaring 70 metres above the town of Santo Domingo de la Calzada. The town itself…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Gimme hope, Jo’anna ’Fore the morning come
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”939″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] Our Mayo 1974 batch has always done things differently. That’s why we named ourselves The Batch without a Match.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”681″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] When I was a young lad growing up in Mumbai (then Bombay), my dad used to be Head, Marketing at the old Burmah-Shell oil company. While this meant that he was busy and away a lot, it also allowed us privileged access to a lovely cottage in Lonavla, the pristine…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”595″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] I am a big fan of destination weddings in India. For the host, this is a clever way of weeding out all the hangers-on who you don’t want at your event, because only those who really care will shell out the airfare to attend an out-of- town shindig. And for…
Jaipur is the most important royal city of the Rajputs. Golf is a royal and ancient game. And Mayo College was established as a school for Indian royals during the Raj. Mix it all together and you get the Jaipur Golf Carnival organised for Mayo alumni at that most royal of golf courses, the Rambagh…
Guest Blog by Mallika Pal Stereotyped for its tartan and haggis, Scotland holds the crown jewels of British wilderness, whiskey and if you’re lucky, weather To visit Scotland is to delight in a series of oxymorons – from the rugged elegance of the Highland silhouette, to the humble patriotism of Princes street and the illuminated…
SAROJ AND ME WITH MAN MANDIR PALACE IN THE BACKGROUND Dominating the town of Gwalior is its magnificent fort built atop a solitary outcrop of the Vindhyas. Since its construction in the eighth century AD, the fort has had many masters, with practically every ruler of India laying siege to it. Over the centuries, the…
AT THE ICONIC ROBERT MONDAVI VINEYARDS Several years ago I took a course at the West Coast campus of the CIA in America. No it wasn’t what you are thinking, no cloak-and-dagger stuff – the CIA was the Culinary Institute of America and the course was an Introduction to Californian Wines J J Now I…
